The FIA Group A motor sport regulations that Nissan designed the R32 Skyline GT-R for also permitted manufacturers to build batches of Evolution models. Evolution variants enabled firms to…
Read MoreAlong with CSX 2602, CSX 2601 was one of two Cobra Daytonas built for the 1965 season after Shelby’s fleet of four 1964 cars had narrowly missed out on that year’s World Championship.
Read MoreIn April 1975, the receivers of Aston Martin Lagonda sold the business to a British-American consortium. Six months later, the factory (which had been shut down in December 1974), was…
Read MoreIn the summer of 1957, Ferrari replaced the original 410 Superamerica with an updated model that featured a new short wheelbase chassis. Six examples were built, five of which had bodywork by…
Read MoreAlthough production of the two-litre Fiat Dino Spider was discontinued in December 1968, an improved version with enlarged 2.4-litre engine entered production in September 1969. Freed…
Read MoreChassis 002 was one of three brand new 956s taken to the 1982 Le Mans 24 hours. The prototype, chassis 001, had debuted at the Silverstone 6 Hours a month earlier and Le Mans would be the 956’s…
Read MoreIn 1962, seven years after Honda’s first motorcycles were released, the firm expanded in to automobile manufacturing. Company founder, Soichiro Honda, had long been a fan of motor racing…
Read MoreWith the critically acclaimed Dino 206 and 246, Ferrari had successfully broken into the market for mid-range premium brand sports cars. However, Porsche were still the undisputed champions in…
Read MoreIn the summer of 1955, Pinin Farina were supplied with an Alfa Romeo 6C 3000 CM racing car upon which they were given carte blanche to create a state-of-the-art design concept. The 6C…
Read MoreChassis 1121100 was the last of 50 Series 1 LP400 S built. A left-hand drive example constructed in October 1979, it was painted the unusual shade of Luci Di Bosco (brown metallic) with gold wheels…
Read MoreChassis LMA/49/1 was one of four DB2 Le Mans Prototypes built. These cars pre-dated David Brown’s first all new model since his acquisition of Aston Martin: the DB2. LMA/49/1 and LMA/49/2…
Read MoreWhen the Mirage M1 fell victim to a three-litre engine limit imposed on Group 6 Prototypes for 1968, John Wyer Automotive Engineering (JWAE) temporarily reverted to the Mk1 GT40. As it was…
Read MoreAlthough several McLaren F1s have been involved in serious accidents, the fiery demise of chassis 017 in 1999 attracted an especially large amount of press attention. Three people were killed in the…
Read MoreChassis LGT-P was the original Mk6 GT prototype. It was the only Mk6 GT built with a steel as opposed to aluminium monocoque. Lola took it to Olympia in January 1963 for the London Racing…
Read MoreIn 1982, new FIA regulations came into effect for competition cars. The existing Group 6 class for out-and-out Prototypes was re-branded Group C. Groups 4 and 5 for modified production-based…
Read MoreAlthough the Kurzheck configuration had transformed the Porsche 917 from an unstable and ill-handling pig, the trade off was a big drop in top speed; these short tailed variants topped out at…
Read MoreChassis 1359.00001 was the first of four C52s completed. Like 00002 and 00003, it used Alfa Romeo’s two-litre inline four cylinder engine. The other C52, chassis 1361.00011, used a three-litre inline six…
Read MoreBMW had famously supplied McLaren with engines for the F1 supercar and, in 1996, the German firm decided to enter two GTRs for the Le Mans 24 Hour race. Although owned by BMW, the cars…
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